Motions

Grand Final

  • Assuming there are actors who fit the criteria, THBT film directors have a moral obligation to cast actors who share key lived experiences with that character
  • Semifinals

  • THP a tech industry characterized by multiple smaller firms rather than one dominated by a few large players (e.g. Google Amazon Facebook in the status quo)
  • Quarterfinals

  • THW allocate the majority of government sports funding to encourage grassroots participation (e.g community clubs) rather than invest in achieving success in prestigious international competitions (e.g world cups).
  • Octofinals

  • THR the rise of automation (eg self driving cars, self checkouts)
  • Round 4

  • THW would abolish all COVID vaccine medical patents and make the research available to the public. (e.g pfizer, Moderna etc.)
  • Round 3

  • THBT individuals and NGOs in developed countries should focus their charitable efforts on causes outside their borders rather than local causes.
  • Round 2

  • THBT The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) should focus on forming closer ties with the west even at the expense of worsening ties with China.
  • Round 1

  • Assuming the technology existed and it was medically safe to use, THW allow people to erase certain memories permanently.